DEC Nursery's Spring Sale Happening Now DEC's Colonel William F. Fox Memorial Saratoga Tree Nursery's annual seedling sale is happening now! Dozens of tree and shrub species are available for purchase for conservation plantings across New York State. You can browse this year's selection on our website, [...]
An article about SUNY-ESF alum and Council Past President David Moore appeared in the Winter 2020 edition of ESF Magazine, a publication for alumni and friends of the SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry. Called “Alumnus Honored as ‘Trailblazer’ Promotes Benefits of Urban Forestry,” the interview [...]
Dan (far left) teaching kids in the Capital Region about tree planting on Arbor Day 2019. Dan Gaidasz is the NYSDEC Urban and Community Forestry Program Technical Coordinator. Where did you grew up? Were you interested in nature from an early age? Dan Gaidasz: I [...]
This GIF is from the recent Capital Region ReLeaf Chainsaw Safety Workshop in Schenectady, taught by Consulting Forester Mike Burns. Mike demonstrated the effect of chainsaws on “flesh” (ham) and then showed how chaps stop the saw. The workshop had 37 attendees across two sessions from around [...]
NYSDEC Urban and Community Forestry Volunteer Coordinator Christina McLaughlin travels widely. Last spring, she fed lorikeets at the San Diego Safari Park. I grew up in Pittsford, outside of Rochester. I was definitely interested in nature from an early age, because my house was in [...]
NYSDEC Urban and Community Forestry Program Coordinator Gloria Van Duyne posted her UCF Round 15 Grant Workshop Power Point Presentation on DEC's website for the benefit of anyone who can't make a workshop in person or simply wants to revisit the content.
A thicket of Japanese knotweed. Citation: Tom Heutte, USDA Forest Service, www.invasives.org Funding Supports Invasive Species Rapid Response and Control, Research, Lake Management Planning, and Aquatic Invasive Species Spread Prevention Programs. Governor Andrew M. Cuomo recently announced more than $2.8 million in grants have been [...]
Veterans Memorial Park in Massena The Village of Massena (pop. ~10,500) is located in Saint Lawrence County, just south of the Saint Lawrence River. Massena Utility CEO Andy McMahon coordinated the Village of Massena’s effort to secure an EPF grant to fund a tree inventory and tree [...]
The beautiful, 109-page Akwesasne Community Forest Management Plan was written and designed by Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe Forestry Conservation Technician Aaron Barrigar. Through EPF grants, the community of Akwesasne and the Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe Forestry Resources Department performed a tree inventory and created the [...]
This Q&A is with Kingston Assistant Planner Kyla DeDea, one of the grant writers for Kingston’s successful EPF Round 13 grant application. What was the work Kingston needed grant money for? Kyla DeDea: The City of Kingston applied to hire a professional tree service to conduct a [...]